Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-21
DAILY HERALD.
THE CONFERENCE.
Conclusion of its Labors
Yesterday.
THE LIST OF APPOINTMENTS.
J. w. vancleve Our Presiding
Elder-Revs. Knighten and
Cantine Remain With Us.

At the sixth day of the M. E. Con-
ference, Monday, Rev. J. r. Gregory
was continued on the list OF super
numerary preachers. Following addi-
tions were made to the superannuated
list: Revs. S. w. Sigler, S. McKelvey,
s. b. Gruberson, Chas. Shilling and
A. L. Dening.
Revs. j. w. Leech, D. Cobb and I.
D. Lewis were made effective.
The vote on place of holding the
next conference resulted: Pasadena,
1; San Diego, l; Tulare City, So; San
Bernardino, Is. A vote of thanks
was rendered all the cities named.
FL. Morrill,, whose case was re-
ported "clear." and whose general
average was 922a was admitted to con-
ference on probation; w. S. Bovard,
same: j. A. Morrison, 94A general
average. Revs. Love and Turner
were admitted for missionary work in
Colorado and Utah.
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showed collections of $500.
A resolution was adopted that a list
of the widows of deceased ministers
who have died members of this con-
ference, with their postoffice address,
be published in the minutes.
Bishop Walden presented certificate
of ordination at Los Angeles, Septem-
Der IS, 1887, of Willis d. Lowder, Ed
win J. Inwood, Ralph S. Badger and
Henry J. Grail, deacons; and at the
same place and on the same day, as
sisted by several elders, George F.
Boyard, Charles w. f. Nelson and
Winfield S. Clinesmith, elders in the
Methodist Episcopal Church, were
also ordained.
Rev. A. M. Hough presided at after
noon session, when reports OF COM
mittees were heard.
The committee on district confer
ence records reported Every profitable
associations or conventions have been
held during the past year by all the
districts within the boundary of the
annual conference, except one, but no
regularly organized district conference
has been held except by the Los Ange-
les district. The records of this dis
trict are fully and accurately kept.
Report of Committee on Benovolence
was adopted. Resolutions We're
adopted expressing appreciation of the
profound beneficence of the Interna-
fional Company, Of Mexico, through
Manager George Sisson, for grant of
valuable lands for churches and
schools. Also, that the thanks Of
this church are hereby rendered to
Mr.. George M. Sisson, the founder OF
the Sisson University of Lower Cali
fornia, for his proposed gift of build
ing for the College of Arts, at En-
senada, said building to be duplicate
of the Smithsonian Institute at Wash
ington, D. G. Also, that the Confer
ence OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church adopt the care Of said Uni
versity until such time as such care
can be transferred to the Conference
wherein the General Conference shall
place Lower California.
The report of the Woman's Home
Mission Society was adopted after
some discussion. From statement
furnished by the presiding elders, it is
probable that fully one-third of the
charges in the whole conference will
require missionary aid during the COM
ing year. These are places where it is
imperative that the gospel be preached
and preacher sent. There are also
many other places where Methodism
ought to be , lanted. In addition to
the help received from the Parent
Missionary Society, we need from
$1,000 to $4,000 from the Conference
Home Missionary Society to enable us
to ensure a bare living for the men in
the fields, which must be filed. Now
is the great opportunity. To help ac-
complish this most important result,
the Woman's Home Missionary Society
of the conference has has been organ
lied. The ladies composing this Or
ganization have shown commendable
zeal and greal diligence, with most ex
cellent results in getting the work un-
der way. Yet one of their difficulties
has been in enlisting the cooperation
of some of the pastors of the churches
abundantly able to contribute to this
cause.
The committee on auditing the pre-
siding elders accounts reported that
all the accounts had been carefully at
tended to.
The committee on conference enter
tainment reported funds from last year,
$199; funds raised this year, $S9.37;
total, $288.37.
Resolutions were adopted rendering
the thanks of the conference to the
daily papers for their kindness in pub
fishing r, ports of the proceedings,
and instructing the secretary to fur
nish reporters with such matter as will
be interesting and profitable to the
public.
After the session, which was short,
the members attended reception at
Mrs. Dodsworth's.
YESTERDAYS SESSION.
The Methodist conference met at
the Fort-street Methodist church at 8
o'clock yesterday morning, Bishop
Walden in the chair. The secretary
read the minutes Of Monday, and the
conference adopted them.
The Committee on the State OF the
Church presented a written report,
which lamented the slack observance
of Sunday and recommended that
letters be not mailed on Sun
day. Excursions on that day were
condemned, and legislation to compel
Sunday observance is also recon-
mended. The committee also recon-
mended legal prohibition OF the sale
of LIQUORS, regardless of party affilia
tions. Certain amusements were alst
condemned. :,
Rev. J. d. Hammond, OF their pub
fishing house in San Francicco, deliv
cred a short address. :. ,
A resolution recommending thu
adoption of the Bible as textbook II
the University of Southern Californii
accustomed no little discussion. Som'
were in favor OF referring it to the
Educational Committee, while Others